ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia Beat India To Lift ODI Trophy For Record Sixth Time

Australia broke India’s unbeaten run when it mattered the most on Sunday to become the one-day cricket world champions for the record sixth time, riding on a clinical bowling and batting performance.

India's dream of winning its third world cup crashed in a below-par performance, especially after an inexplicable batting collapse.

Travis Head’s century (137) and partnership with Marnus Labuschagne ensured Australia comfortably surpassed India’s 240 with six wickets in hand to lift the Cricket World Cup in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.

Australia suffered early setbacks as Mohammed Shami got rid of the dangerous David Warner, and Jasprit Bumrah sent big guns Mitchell Marsh and Steven Smith back, reducing the team to 47 for 3.

Head and Labuschagne (58) steadied the innings and consolidated the foundation by putting 192 runs together to take their team home. India was the dominant team in the world cup but failed to repeat the magic in the final. Australia, on the other hand, dominated both the innings in a reminder of a 2003 world cup final when they humbled India by 125 runs.

Earlier on Sunday, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli made gritty fifties but Australian bowlers produced a clinical show to bowl out India for a below-par 240.

Sent in to bat on a slow and dry pitch, skipper Rohit Sharma once again provided India a flying start with a 31-ball 47 but Australia fought back, snapping three wickets to reduce the hosts to 81 for 3.

Kohli (54) and Rahul (66) then tried to resurrect the Indian innings, adding 67 runs before Pat Cummins removed the former. It was a struggle thereafter, as India failed to find the boundaries.

Suryakumar Yadav (18) also couldn't make a mark at the back end.

Ahmedabad, Nov 19 (PTI) India's dreams of winning a third World Cup title lay in tatters after an inexplicable meltdown saw them crash to a six-wicket defeat against an indefatigable Australia here on Sunday, plunging the cricket-obsessed country into deep mourning.

For Australia, Mitchell Starc (3/55) picked three wickets, while Pat Cummins (2/34), Josh Hazlewood (2/60), Glenn Maxwell (1/35) and Adam Zampa (1/44) were the other wicket-takers.

Brief Scores

India: 240 all out in 50 overs (KL Rahul 66, Virat Kohli 54; Mitchell Starc 3/55). 

Australia: 241/4 in 43 overs (Travis Head 137, Marnus Labuschagne 58 not out; Jasprit Bumrah 2/43).

(With inputs from PTI)

Scoreboard of the World Cup final between India and Australia on Sunday.

Australia

David Warner c Kohli b Shami (7)

Travis Head c Gill b Siraj (137)

Mitchell Marsh c Rahul b Bumrah (15)

Steve Smith lbw Bumrah (4)

Marnus Labuschagne not out (58)

Glenn Maxwell not out (2)

Extras: 18 (b-5, lb-2, w-11)

Total: 241/4 in 43 overs

Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-41, 3-47, 4-239

Bowling

Jasprit Bumrah 9-2-43-2; Mohammed Shami 7-1-47-1; Ravindra Jadeja 10-0-43-0; Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-56-0; Mohammed Siraj 7-0-45-1.

India

Rohit Sharma c Head b Maxwell (47)

Shubman Gill c Zampa b Starc (4)

Virat Kohli b Cummins (54)

Shreyas Iyer c Inglis b Cummins (4)

KL Rahul c Inglis b Starc (66)

Ravindra Jadeja c Inglis b Hazlewood (9)

Suryakumar Yadav c Inglis b Hazlewood (18)

Mohammed Shami c Inglis b Starc (6)

Jasprit Bumrah lbw b Zampa (1)

Kuldeep Yadav run out (Labuschagne/Cummins) (10)

Mohammed Siraj not out (9)

Extras: (LB-3, W-9) 12 Total: (All out in 50 overs) 240

Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-76, 3-81, 4-148, 5-178, 6-203, 7-211, 8-214, 9-226, 10-240

Bowling: Mitchell Starc 10-0-55-3, Josh Hazlewood 10-0-60-2, Glenn Maxwell 6-0-35-1, Pat Cummins 10-0-34-2, Adam Zampa 10-0-44-1, Mitchell Marsh 2-0-5-0, Travis Head 2-0-4-0.